"obbo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: obbos [plural]
Etymology: Shortened from observation + -o. Etymology templates: {{m|en|observation}} observation, {{suffix|en||o}} + -o Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} obbo (countable and uncountable, plural obbos)
  1. (slang) police observation Tags: countable, slang, uncountable Synonyms: obs
    Sense id: en-obbo-en-noun-4DQHWbXZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -o

Inflected forms

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          "text": "That block popping,\nthem bodies dropping like it’s nothing,\nthem pigs watching\n[…] My nitties always clucking for my food, cause they love it\nGot a bitch, yeah she swallows,\nmy whole strip, that’s an obbo\nThem jakes, yeah they follow\nI got light, I got choco",
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          "ref": "2021, “On Me”, in Parallel World, performed by Cadence Weapon",
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